as in to revisit
to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal
the new intelligence forced the general to reconsider his plan of attack
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Recent Examples of reconsider
The rest of the government's annual funding bills did not advance in the Senate and will be reconsidered.
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
At the training event in Echo Park, organizers said the recent events in Minnesota are jarring and forcing them to reconsider the safety of activists who protest or document immigration raids.
—Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, without citing a reason, agreed to reconsider the case with a new panel of 11 judges.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
Lynch and others were among the thousands of protestors at the Iowa Capitol last February, hoping state lawmakers would reconsider ending state anti-discrimination protections for transgender and nonbinary Iowans.
—F. Amanda Tugade, Des Moines Register, 28 Jan. 2026
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
At the training event in Echo Park, organizers said the recent events in Minnesota are jarring and forcing them to reconsider the safety of activists who protest or document immigration raids.
—Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, without citing a reason, agreed to reconsider the case with a new panel of 11 judges.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
Lynch and others were among the thousands of protestors at the Iowa Capitol last February, hoping state lawmakers would reconsider ending state anti-discrimination protections for transgender and nonbinary Iowans.
—F. Amanda Tugade, Des Moines Register, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconsider
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The Royal plans to build festival grounds later on, although those plans won’t be revisited until after all other construction is finished.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2026
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While this area will have to be revisited in the summer, Villa’s lack of a reliable understudy for Matty Cash could do with being solved.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Lawmakers complained when the Justice Department made only a limited release last month, but officials said more time was needed to review an additional trove of documents that was discovered and to scour the records to ensure no sensitive information about victims was inadvertently released.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The popularity of online resale sites, like TheRealReal or Fashionphile, has compelled shops to rethink their pricing.—
Mari Sato The Dallas Morning News,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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Many of them describe losing money, starting over, and being forced to rethink their entire approach.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Reconsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconsider. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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